by Erik J. Barzeski | Nov 6, 2019 | Rules Events
Christina Kim saw a pair of caddies ask and confirm the club selection on a par-three during the sixth round of the LPGA Tour’s Q-Series events. She notified a nearby rules official behind the green after they putted out. He was a local volunteer official, and...
by Erik J. Barzeski | Oct 16, 2019 | General Rules
Rule 10.2b(4) says: (4) Restriction on Caddie Standing Behind Player. When a player begins taking a stance for the stroke and until the stroke is made: The player’s caddie must not deliberately stand in a location on or close to an extension of the line of play behind...
by Erik J. Barzeski | Mar 26, 2019 | Rules Events
With the start of the WGC Match Play tournament about to begin, we thought now was an appropriate time to point out that holes are no longer halved, the status of the match is now the score, and that “dormie” has gone the way of the dodo. Yes, with the...
by Erik J. Barzeski | Mar 20, 2019 | Rules Events
Golf is hard. pic.twitter.com/QuEyVihnGZ — PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) March 7, 2019 They say hindsight is 20/20. Phil Mickelson drove a ball near an OB fence and the ball was determined to be in bounds. He opted to play the next shot right-handed, turning over one of...
by Charlie Marks | Mar 12, 2019 | General Rules
A player sees a pine cone fall on his ball at rest in a bunker, pushing it slightly downwards into the sand. 9.6 tells us if we have KVC (known or virtually certain) the ball must be replaced. 9.6 Ball Lifted or Moved by Outside Influence If it is known or virtually...
by Erik J. Barzeski | Mar 4, 2019 | Rules Events
I apologize for the length of this post. If I had more time I’d have written a shorter one. – Erik J. Barzeski “That Haotong Li penalty was an outrage! He didn’t gain an advantage, and that rule is stupid! Plus why is it two strokes?! This is...
by Erik J. Barzeski | Feb 22, 2019 | Rules Events
Jimmy Walker and Justin Thomas made waves last year when, addressing the topic of “backstopping” on the PGA Tour, both said that it was effectively “their right” if they play quickly or want to help out a friend to either allow their ball to be...
by Erik J. Barzeski | Feb 6, 2019 | Rules Events
Today the USGA and R&A issued a “clarification” on 10.2b(4) – the “caddies cannot stand behind the player when the player begins taking his stance” rule. The PDF can be found...
by Erik J. Barzeski | Feb 4, 2019 | Rules Events
Below are the views of the RulesGeeks.com staff on Rule 10.2b(4). Erik J. Barzeski Rule 10.2b(4) is a good Rule, and despite popular opinion and the likes of Rickie Fowler or Justin Thomas or Luke Donald calling the Rule “stupid,” a reasonably well-written...
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